Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/savu

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This Proto-Finnic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Finnic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Finno-Permic *sawe +‎ *-u. Cognates include Proto-Samic *suovë and Moksha сув (suv).

Noun[edit]

*savu[1]

  1. smoke
    Synonym: *suiccu

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Finnish: savu
  • Ingrian: savvu
  • Karelian:
  • Livonian: so’v
  • Livvi: savvu, savu
  • Ludian: savu
  • Veps: savu
  • Võro: sau
  • Votic: savvu

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*savu”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto[1] (in Finnish)

Further reading[edit]

  • Entry #1541 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “savu”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN